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BRIEF AMAZING FACTS ABOUT ARCHIMEDES

BRIEF AMAZING FACTS ABOUT ARCHIMEDES #minidocumentary

Hello everyone! This video is about Archimedes, the ancient Greek mathematician who claimed he could move the Earth if he would have been given a stand. He stated : “Give me a place to stand and I will move the Earth.” Archimedes.

He was born in 287 BC in Syracuse, Sicily which at that time was a Greek colony. His parents named him Archimedes which means master of knowledge. When he found out the meaning of his name, he became determined to earn his name.

Leonardo Da Vinci unknown amazing facts #Shorts

Leonardo Da Vinci unknown facts #Shorts

Leonardo Da Vinci will continue to intrigue us.

Leonardo Da Vinci was born near Florence in Italy in 1452.

• Leonardo’s parents were not married and therefore he did not have a family name just Da Vinci meaning from Vinci.

Facts you did not know about Leonardo da Vinci

Facts less known Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo Da Vinci was born near Florence in Italy in 1452.
Leonardo’s parents were not married and therefore he did not have a family name just Da Vinci meaning from Vinci.
Leonardo was the son of a notary Pietro and a peasant woman Caterina who never married.
Even from childhood he was fascinated by water properties and movement, and he was spending time looking at waterfalls at a mill and he noticed the waves produced by throwing stone in a lake thinking the sound is similarly transmitted through air.

AMAZING QUICK FACTS ABOUT NITOCRIS

NITOCRIS STORY #Shorts #informative

Nitocris was a less known pharaoh of the VI th dynasty. Her historicity is questioned and she could be more like a legend character. She is mentioned by Herodotus , Manetho and Royal Papyrus of of Turin.

HYPATIA OF ALEXANDRIA. AMAZING MINI HISTORY DOCUMENTARY

Who was Hypatia and why is Hypatia important?

Hypatia lived in Alexandria, Egypt more than 1500 years ago. She was the first female scientist, and she was among the scholars recruited to do research and keep the intellectual legacy of the famous Library of Alexandria and Moseion of Alexandria.

In Alexandria during Greco Roman period there was a trend to bring scholars from all over the known world to create a high standard intellectual activity. Government was recruiting them and paying them to stay and bring their contribution to the knowledge base represented by Library of Alexandria collection of papyruses.